Slovaks declare motivation and want to pass on the maximum: This can be an advantage for us – Športky.sk

TRNAVA – Slovak football representatives are without a chance to advance to the world championships before the final qualifying double match. However, they want to at least fight for the final third place in the H-group and the key meeting in this effort will be Thursday’s meeting in Trnava with the Slovenes (20.45). In the last performance on November 14 in Malta, Štefan Tarkovič’s charges will be the favorites.

The Slovaks are currently in third place in the group behind the pair Russia and Croatia, between which a decision will be made on a direct advance to Qatar in 2022, but the same number of ten points were collected by the fourth Slovenes. “It’s not pleasant when you go to a meeting and you know that you are no longer playing for the World Cup. That is the reality. We have to deal with it and we have to go to these two matches not with the fact that it is over, but hand over our It is an opportunity for all guys to show ourselves to be nominated for other meetings. We want to represent Slovakia as best we can. “ said the winger Robert Mak.

In the opening match, a 1: 1 draw was born in Ljubljana in September, when Petar Stojanovič, the home team, responded to Róbert Boženík’s leading goal. “We played a very good match in Slovenia, in which we could get three points, but we only got one. I think we will want to confirm our form at home and play even better than we played there. We will see how it develops. Nor it won’t be an easy match in Malta, we have to concentrate one hundred percent and play these two matches so that we can all be satisfied. ” added Mak, who started in Slovenia after more than an hour of play.

The midfielder Stanislav Lobotka completed the entire duel. He returned to the nomination after being injured in the October Association deadline: “Motivation is always, it’s a pity of the first match, now it will be completely different. In quotes, it’s not about anything for any team, maybe it will be more open, it may not be so tactical, it may be an advantage for us. I’m not looking at the table, but to manage the matches, especially the casinos, to build on what we played during the previous two events. “

The previous duel of these two opponents on Slovak soil took place in the qualification of the World Cup 2018 and also took place at the Anton Malatinský Stadium. Tarkovič was then an assistant to Ján Kozák and the Slovaks succeeded 1: 0 with their own goal on September 1, 2017 at the end of regular time. The Slovenians have previously won at the same rate at home, and the balance of past matches is therefore rarely balanced, which was confirmed two months ago. “I think it will be similar on Thursday as in the first match. The Slovaks have their quality, so it will be challenging. However, I hope that the game will be played a bit more openly,” told Slovenian midfielder Miha Zajc for the portal rtvslo.si.

The duel will be led by referees from Finland led by Chief Referee Mattias Gestranius. It is broadcast live by the RTVS Unit.

World Cup Qualifier 2022 – H-Group:
Slovakia – Slovenia / Thursday, November 11 at 8.45 pm, Anton Malatinský Stadium in Trnava

Judges: Mattias Gestranius – Jan-Peter Aravirta, Mikko Alakare (all Finn)

H-group table:
1. Russia 8 6 1 1 13: 5 19
2. Croatia 8 5 2 1 13: 3 17
3. SLOVAKIA 8 2 4 2 9: 8 10
4. Slovenia 8 3 1 4 9: 9 10
5. Malta 8 1 2 5 8:17 5
6. Cyprus 8 1 2 5 3:13 5

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• Source: TASR